Help setting up home Wi-fi Network

Penfolds

I've got Broadband in (EsatBT) and want to share the connection between 2 PC's.

I've managed to come by a Linksys WET 11 which works, a Apple Airport Graphite but I can't seem to get it to work, and 2 Lucent wavelan silver wi-fi cards (I had thought of getting a pci card with a pcmcia adapter on it, but Peats said it'd be cheaper to buy a new PCI wi-fi card.

What do I need to set-up a wi-fi network in the house so that either PC can use the broadband. I'm assuming I'll need a Wireless access point to plug the broadband modem into but amn't sure what this entails (I'm a UNIX head so networking has never really been my strong point).

I'm sure someone else must have a similar set-up and would appreciate all advice on what I should do.

Cheers

Penfold

ChipZilla

If you're just using two PCs, you can make an ad-hoc network and use ICS (or the UNIX equivalent :cool: ). This means you won't have the expense of buying an access point, but the main PC will need to be switched on for the other to get access to the internet. The easiest way would be to get a router with built-in wireless, like this:

http://www.dsl-warehouse.ie/product.asp?pr=ST570v2&pm=1522

Big Nelly

Have a wireless network setup with 3 PC's wireless and one laptop connected directly! also have Xbox connected up to router for wireless gaming on this

Bought this router with built in BB modem
http://www.dsl-warehouse.ie/product.asp?pr=WAG54G&pm=1517

Took less than 30 mins to setup and have had no probs so far!! sharing files/gaming and everything have not provided any probs yet

Runnin sweet as

Big Nelly

Oh yeah here is the wireless cards I got......very easy to setup and can plug into any machine with USB

http://www.dsl-warehouse.ie/product.asp?pr=3CRWE254G72&pm=4709